womanhood

Example Sentences

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"I can't drive past the hospital without feeling like I'm about to have a panic attack. I feel a deep loss of my womanhood."

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Poised behind a lectern, in a silver silk top and matching trousers, Kirk explained that feminism teaches women to “reject the very things that make womanhood unique.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

When “Frankenstein” was first published without Shelley’s name, and chatter about its author began to spread, an early commentary in the British Critic scorned the dissonance between Shelley’s womanhood and the novel’s monstrous narrative.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

"Your wild imagination, your brave untethered womanhood, your ferocious gentleness is a guiding light to me."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

He was conscious of his duty toward her now she was nearing womanhood, but left the details to his wife.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks